CARMEL, Ind., Oct. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants Bancorp
("Merchants") announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 6,250,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering
price of $16.00 per share. Shares of Merchant's common stock are expected to begin trading
today on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol "MBIN." The offering is expected to close on or about October 31, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.
In addition, Merchants has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 937,500 shares of its
common stock at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discount.
Merchants intends to contribute a portion of the net proceeds from the offering to its bank subsidiary, Merchants Bank of
Indiana, and to use the remainder for general corporate purposes, which could include future
acquisitions and other growth initiatives. Merchants also intends to use approximately $5.8
million to complete the pending acquisition of Joy State Bank.
Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., Stephens Inc. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. are
acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. is acting as
co-manager.
A registration statement relating to these securities was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") on October 26, 2017. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state
or jurisdiction.
The offering has been made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus relating to this offering, when available,
may be obtained from (i) Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., Attn: Syndicate, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10020, by phone at (866) 805-4128 or by email at syndicate@sandleroneill.com; or (ii) Stephens Inc., Attention:
Prospectus, 111 Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201, by phone at (501) 377-2131 or by
email at prospectus@stephens.com. Copies of the
registration statement relating to these securities and the prospectus, when available, may also be obtained free of charge from
the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
About Merchants Bancorp
Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana
operating multiple lines of business with a focus on Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") multi-family housing and
healthcare facility financing and servicing, mortgage warehouse financing, retail and correspondent residential mortgage banking,
agricultural lending and traditional community banking. Merchants Bancorp, with $3.1 billion
in assets as of June 30 2017, conducts its business through its direct and indirect subsidiaries,
Merchants Bank of Indiana, P/R Mortgage and Investment Corp., RICHMAC Funding, LLC and Merchants
Mortgage, a division of Merchants Bank of Indiana.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements," including with respect to the initial public offering.
Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: changes in business plans
as circumstances warrant; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial
markets; satisfaction of the closing conditions related to the offering; expected use of proceeds from the offering; and other
risks detailed in the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," "Risk Factors" and other sections of the
registration statement. Potential investors should note that the forward-looking statements included in this press release are
not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking
terminology such as "will," "propose," "may," "plan," "seek," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or
"continue," or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this
press release, and Merchants does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect
changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.
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